The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-13 00:00:00

Rh ich What "Happy Land" can I eee you after the in " ''Pera?" only know et On e HAPPY LAND a Gentleman may Sup—EVAN.S% COVENT :g, my my de .r fellow! LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, Thi s BRANDY. liixtp x . celebrated Old IRIS a WHISKY rivals the finest It CR BRA- NDY, tT_ Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. aZ)ld in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses In London ; by Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale ob . 8, GREAT WIN DMIL L-STREET, W. Kinlvae ,the Red Seal, Pi n k Label, and Cork branded s LL Whisky." TN E W CLU B. CHAIRMAN. The Right Hon. Lord Muskerry. Cam & DIRECTORS. 0--,11 Addison, 36, Cavendish -square, and Junior United „..rvice Club. 71114b?eorge Be,uclerk, 113, Piccadilly, and Army and Navy tardj°r-General Downincr, IS, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park. fh t p t , ll,9 :_el Kennedy, Montrose House, Petersham, S.W. Vl B " 41 w• W. Knollys, Brooks's Club. _count Malden, 3/, Lowndes-street, and White's Club. —urcl luskerry, Springfield Castle, and 3, Upper Wimpole street. This /t oo Club is to be erected (on the scale of the Carlton and ter n , r ,:n Clubs) in the immediate vicinity of P ; a conr r arY clubhouse will meanwhile be opened for the ac ch.,ttiodstion of the Members. The proposed name of the 'g,'? Will be submitted to the first General Meeting. r"Pectnses and forms cf arplic,tion for membership may ?,4.tained of the Sec re t ary , at t h e Offices of the Club, 33, t all E ast ' . 'I Mall London, S.W. ; and at the Union Bank, 4, Pall- LAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. Tie Courto rn , of Directors of the East and West India Dock Of th"nY hereby Give Notice, that the TRANSFER BOOKS (l ay n e ,said Co ripany will be SHUT on MONDAY, the 2 th Of ,j-illy "‘ JunB64 and OPEN again on SATURDAY, the 2d day , 1. By order of the Court, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. fast and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, June 10, 1864. Int°RSHAM, DORKING, and LEATHER READ RAILWAY COMPANY. oPTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL tk,ZERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Horsham, th;a„,g, and Leatherhead Railway Company will be held at 117 Offices of the Company, No. 28, Great George-street, hj: . Minster, on MONDAY'. the 20th day of June instant, at lz „Past 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub tin,"ng to the Proprietors at such meeting the undermen ""ed Bill now pending in Parliament, namely :—" A Bill to „,..-tiable the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Garrey yto make new lines of ailway in the counties of 4 ."',_urrey and Sussex, to acquire addit'onal lands, and to acquire 4 0e undertakings of certain other companies, and for other Dtirposes." .Dated this Bth day of June, 1964. W. R. S. VESEY FITZGERALD, Chairman, GEORGE W. BROWN, Secretary, 28 , Great George-street, Westminster. AST GRIMSTEAD, GROOMBRIDGE, and TUNBRIDGE WELLS RAILWAY COMPANY. n ,,N ,SITICE IS HERE GIVEN, that a ivrAERAL MEETING BY of the Proprieton of the SPECIAL East e2rriro st „,. 0 „ Groombridge, and Tunbridge Wells Railway 0,. 41, Y will be held at the Offices of the Company, No. 2i, d s - ,,`at, George-street, Westminster, on MONDAY, the 20th 'Z' of June instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, for the pur -117 of submitting to the Proprietors the undermentioned the L ondon, Brighton, in Parliament, namely :—" A Bill to enable to tia — ,,,u ll cLon, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company o ss e new Lines of Rahway in the counties of Surrey and toki:x , to acquire additional ands, and to acquire the under atedgB of certain Bth day other Joumne. panies, and for other purpos2s." this of 1864. WEST. Chairmen. GEORGE W. BROWN, Secretary. 28, Great George-street, Westminster. P PE CREDIT MOBILIER (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital. £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. Subscribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wort'ey. srp E . Eou. T. C. Ha'iburton, John Westmorland, Esq. Ale Eward Warner, Esq.,M.P. 44015auder Dunbar, Esq. Char.es Ellis, Esq. eb,te„llakim, EN Janes Levick, Esq. e s 4 . Newbon, Esq. Henry Pownall, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Giant, Esq. BANKERS. Masterman, Peters, Mildred. and Co. London. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, London. Company is prepared to negotiate Government and T n n teiPal Loans, and to aid in carrying out Concessions. make advances on aroved . to t 0 effect the purchase and sale ot securities Shares, Stocks, &a, and transact financial business generally. TENDED receive money on deposit, for BRIEF or EX per'uds, on terms to be agreed upon. ' e unnuications to be made to the Manager. THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London. E.C. THE CREDIT FONCIER (Limited), EO, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,0, in 20,0'0 Shares of £5O each. Subscribed Capital, £.500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. Deputy Chairman—James Levick, Esq. Zhe llon. T. C. Haliburton, Adolphe Hakim, Esq. Henry Pownati, Esq., J.P. 14 )elvvard Warner, Esq., M.P. John Westmorland, Esq. ," 4 2canderEllis, DunbEsqar, Esq.l I Charles E. Newbon, Esq. des MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. Bank of London. -ue his ed; Company advances money on the deposit of Title W in lt • twit aroved Freeho lregula dor Leasehold Property in Great h or w:thout r Mortage. o ' na rantees Titles or Securities, and, as Agent, negotiates 1 1 111 on Mortgage, for long or short periods ; also, eaeives Money on Deposit for FIXED PERIODS ONLY, sPecial rates to be agreed upon. es3nl rallnications to be addressed to the Manager. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. Te mporary Office, 80, Lombard-street, E.C. TUE GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited). Ca pp £lOO,OOO, in 10,(00 shares of £lO each, with power to increase. £1 per share to be paid on allotment. the under "The Companies' Act, P 62," whereby "A" liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount subscribed. CITAIRMAN• Captain Raymond, RN., The Mall, Chiswick, S.W. Stani AUDITOR. H. Bennet, Esq. (Messrs. Bennet and Gaskell), 31, Nicholas-lane, E.C. BANKERS. London and Westminster, Lothbury, E.C. BROKERS. Messrs. Shorter and King, 26, Birchin-lane, E.C. SOLICITORS. I IeSSTS. Howard, Dollman, and Lowther, 141, Fenchurch street, E.C. SECRETARY. Francis R. Spry, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES-206, Gresham House, B.C. PHEASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKEI RICE, PELLET, 1). S. MEAT GREAVES, pre pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, by Mr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwich. CHAMBERLIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves, 10s. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Corporation has been formed f,,r the purpose of uniting the ordinary business of a Finance Company with that of an Estate Agency- - t want not yet supplied by any of the existing Companies , The business of the Corporation will consist of two distinct b ranches —viz., Financial Transactions and Estate Agency pusiness and competent representatives will be appointed in he principal towns. The Financial Department will consist of advancing money " 11 real and personal estate, whether intended for sale or ! A bervvise, and on such other securities as the Directors may 'S3r,rove. The Corporation will act also as agents between 7°rtgagors and tnortgagees,and will negotiate subscriptions loans for British and foreign undertakings, the bona fides ;1. Which w'll be strictly investigated before they are sub -4..411ted to the public. tb i ,:he Estate Agency Department will embrace valuations ; M 1, 7 nrchase end sale of estates, lands, and houses ; the a nagement of estates, and the carrying out of drainage and f:uer essential Improvements ; also the sales of agricultural o cluce, farming stock, and every description of properties, vrpriva'e contract and public auction ; and it is intended to old peritclical sales of freehold and leasehold properties. o'veral lucrative transactions have already been secured 'l , the Corporation; and although the Directors consider the ,present nominal capital ample for all immediate purposes, ultimately deemed desirable. ths I the Articles of Association (which He for inspection at emporary Offices of the Company), e,ch Director is I,equire alr d ead yto hold 2jo snares • and more than 2,( 09 shares "e been subscribeefor by the Directors and their f riends. b bl;rosrectuses and forms of application for shares may be /0 0 ,Etined from the Bankers and Brokers, or at the Temporary 'e 8 of the Company. TIM GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited). Th e T I c ,,, Directors are now prearto receive APPLICA ha S from Established Estate A tints lathe country to act R epresent a ti ves for the Corporation. By order of the Board, F. SPRY, Secretary. .—Mr. ANDREW HIND has fo r S ,------_____ IItATFoRD Prod SALE fourteen COTTAGES. containing six rooms, and Offi ce -Cl og £2lB Bs. per annum! 'Long lease. Price £l,BOO. 8 * corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pant's. 117 ALTRAMSTOW.—Mr. ANDREW HIND g arden has for SALE a HOUSE, containing six rooms, 'lou ses , good supply of water, and land sufficient for three k p ai i rs Priee £2su. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, BLOOMSBURY. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has a:ti ai Ili Li h m e N l CT e su a•LTib.Feaot roaf i t o h d e m ;on; boarding co,ntaining. 10 roomslt a ent £OO. Price £2OO. Offices, Little Carter-lane . , St. Paul's. TON T CHLEY.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to end '"ET a detached RESIDENCE, containing six rooms paddTaithouoes, good supply of water, kitchen garden, and titn e uLk res. Rent £l5. Office , corner of Little Carter , Pen , 8. 1 - 11/LHAM.-Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET ofri c ,, a detached HOUSE, 12 rooms, kitchen, and usual leas- °aul's, garden, gr e en house, &a. Rent £7O. Twenty years' St 1 .; and fixtures £l5O. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane. bALSTON.—Mr. ANDW. HIND has to LET he l , t D a, good 8 roomed HOUSE, with front Paul, k gardens. "" )6 . OflioeF, 1, Little Carter-lane, St s n IC HMOND.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to Ittio of „LET a detached HOUSE, containing 11 rooms, cellars Litti e u ea, With large gardn. Rent £65. Offices, corner of k.arter-lane, St. Panl s. DEVONSHIRE. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has 111(, d r awingT a desirable FAMILY RESIDENCE, contain -1,.- morn i n g, end dining rooms, libram study, five ;7mt bedrooms, three dressing rooms, two W. C's., two c: rBe ries, five attics, and housekeeper's offices. Stables, waebhouse, garden, greenhouse, lawn and pleasure grounds ..' abc acres. Good hunting and fishing. Sixteen acres of tzsture and orchard land may be had. Rent £BO. Oftoes, II" of Little Garter-lace, St. Pagro. TEEM —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the motith without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DM ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND Is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, (tc• Sold in pots. ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 11 s., and 225. each. Also his PiLUL/E ANTISCROPHULE, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, l s . lid., 2 s. 9 d . , 4s. 6d., ils., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable me di c i n e vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS. —A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—pre pared without any me rcurial in g redient, from the reci p e of Dr. Scott, of Bromley , K ent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and Liver mplaints, indigestion, wind, aperient medicine, and as a purifier spasms, gi.ddiness, dizziness o ft he eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most dr u gg ists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 20. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square een paw, with " William Lambert i i! engraved en the etasp; N°. 22,455. MR. LUMLEY'S REMINISCENCES. On Saturday next, in 1 vol. Bvo., with Portrait of the Author by Count D'Orsay, R EMINISCENCES OF THE OPERA. By BENJAMIN LUMLEY, Twenty years Director of Her Majesty's Theatre. llurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., SECOND EDITION of BARBARA'S HISTORY. By AMELIA B. EDWARDS, From the Times, March 28.—" It is not often that we light upon a new novel of so much merit and interest as ' Barbara's History.' It is a very graceful and charming book, which the world will like. This is high praise of a work of art, and so we intend it." Burst and Blackett,l3, Great Marlborough-street Second Edition, revised, in 2 vols., with Portraits, COURT AND SOCIETY, from ELIZABETH to ANNE. Edited from the Papers at Kimbolton. By the DUKE of MANCHESTER. " These volumes are sure to excite curiosity. A great deal of interesting matter is here collected from sources which are not within everybody's reach."—Times. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To-morrow (Tuesday), in 2 vols. post Bvo., BREAKERS AHEAD. A Novel. By RALPII VYVYAN. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NEW NOVEL BY MR. C. J. COLLINS. This day at all Libraries, in 3 vols., THE MAN IN' CHAINS. By the Author of " Sackville Chase," &c. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. POSITIVELY THE LAST DAY BUT FIVE. A F GYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.-NOW ON VIEW (will positively close on Saturday), Selous' great picture of THE CRUCIFIXION, 16 feet by I‘., con taining 300 figures, the City of ancient Jerusalem, with its Temple, Palaces, and Public Buildings, the Mount of Olives, and the scenery round about. Mr. John Bowden's Descrip tive Lecture at Twelve, Two, and Four daily. Open from ten till five. POSITIVELY THE LAST DAY BUT FIVE. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.—NOW ON VIEW (will close on Saturday), CARL WER NER'S THIRTY Original DRAWINGS of JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM, and the HOLY PLACES. Open from ten till five. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will Appear in THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a New Musical Tercentennial Seance, by William Brougo, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed ; and MRS. ROSELEAF'S LITTLE EVENING PARTY. for a few times, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evening (except Satur day) at Eight. Thursday and Saturday Mornings at Three. —ROYAL GALLERY of ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent street. Unreserved seats, is., 25.; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, ss. lAN TUESDAY next. " THE SEASIDE ; on, ‘.5 MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN." By Mr. JOHN PARRY. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and _ BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Caaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three. — Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance; Saturday, May 7, at three. T H 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ; sup ported by the whole of the Talented Company. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Illsolv'an, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly rower (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &c. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. Trus EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN VIGNARY or,a NIGHT WITH. SHAKSPERE, written exprefiWy Dy W. F. 'Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. ALSO, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS I "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, Is so complete an Illusion that it welinigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley, In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. fester, &c. &c - - . . A ission—Area, 13d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION.—A full length model of ARTHUR JOHN DEVINE, who recently suffered the extreme penalty of the law in front of Newgate for the murder of Mr. Duck, in Little Chesterfield-street, Marylebone, is now to be seen in the Chamber of Physiognomy at Madame Tassaud's His torical Gallery, Baker• street. - - - - Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, are OPEN every Evening.—On MONDAY, June the 20th, for the BENEFIT of M. GRENET, Manager, a Grand FESTIVAL DANSAN T ! Revival of popular Dances, new Dance Music, in addition to the unriva led repertoire of this cerebrated Band. Doors open at half-past Eight. Commence at Nine. Admission, Is. 1/1 anager, M. Grenet. PRIZE MED AL.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER Jr CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1730.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co.. on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. Is. Id. per lb. Ordinary quality is. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wag. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality .. Is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. Is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., - 8, South Molton-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory — Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar ~~ , . . .- , . 4 ~.....,,-:. ...,,,..5.,... 7. - ~ " • - ••,- - - - AL-=' ,i. , - . - , w---.,,--- q „....3.1T1 • >4.7- --AL, ill '-'-‘44 N : * :. .•- .rt`, .1' ' ''', .-:- .• . -,... ' - . ' lir- ..-' ' - •:.'> -2 1, 7: - . 3 . 1 , ,, -- . :›ll,ii` 4 1 ( . . __. ,-, , • .... ...- ~.4„.. ..ot. • ~,, ' f ..7,... • ,:. - , i:..,T,;‘4 1 4,,.... , . .'; k: i l . ''"... ' S: , 't . ... 1 i - : '4. 'i a,..., ~,,, 4\....... 4 . :', '.?. .Z , 1 . , ~_ , , .Cs ~!;, . ~;4 4 , -114,- s* ~.,- 4 , ...Net .k! 021, -, 4 -7 '_ _LE' ca - . , ''. -; 4 i el ' - : 4'. ' 'll : '.". ,94 , . ' ' ' ' .‘i •' 4l ' ..yam p."' a* , ..... : 1_,Y.,9r er. -- -'4 , /4 1 ' f; .t '' ,o ...'-' . 4'4 i , " .... f.\ l''' "t' . - 4. ' ' "-* • ''"- , THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, J UNE 13, 1864. VURNI I'URE, CARPETS, B EDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom; regardless of amount or distance. First-class Coods at second-cl a ss prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to lergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm.-able engravings of every description of Furniture and zeasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent path and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale been for so many ages the blood-stained bulwark of Europe, the indefatigable ally of France. Nothing has been of any use. Nothing has been able to overcome the inattention, the shameful unconcern, the sluggish indifference, and ob stinate improvidence of contemporary Europe. She does nos even wish to hear more of the worn-out, interdicted subject, she wished to forget it, to drive it from her thoughts, to avert from it her eyes, which are weary in the pursuit of gain and pleasure. The question is cut short, the Times has recalled its correspondents ; the curtain has dropped- Let us change the subject. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto r?e u n a te n na tu The most compassionate, the m os t generous d o as A gar did, who withdrew weeping that sh e m i g ht no t w it ness th e agony of her son dying with thi rs t i n t h e d esert. "Et abfit se ix tq i l l e p r r u e tn tes ., t , arcus je.cere ; But lo I from the midst of thi s f rigid silence, of this uni ddiiteuneim e : regions Nonole P b r o cie m u o l uni versal indifference, one voice, and one alone, is lifted up in answer to the cry of Poland in her agony. It is the voice of religion, a voice plaintive, indignant, immortal. He has spoken, who is in the eyes of all, whether friends or foes, whether believers or unbelievers, the highest personification of religion in the world. The Vicar of Jesus Christ, the Son, who died for men upon the Cross, has spoken in behalf of the sacrified nation. An appeal which is eloquence itself has burst in waves hurrying and breaking one upon another, from the depth of that noble heart, the heart of Pius IX., the man and the Pontiff, whose indignation and piety have overflowed together. His is no bed of roses who makes it his business to plead for the Catholic cause at the present day. He must be resigned to sadness of every kind, he must expect not only outrages and contempt from without, but wretchedness and darkness from within, " foris pugnto intus timores." We are all called upon, both great and small, to endure the disappointments, the failures, the defections, the depression, the melancholy discomfitures which are equally the lot of the most humble soldier and of the most august representative of truth. But on the other hand, when ever and anon truth and justice blaze forth, as lightning does in the darkness of night, borrowing the supernatural strength and authority of religion, what joy beyond com pare is kindled in the soul of the true believer, into what transports of gratitude do Christians break forth I New Italy, or, to speak more correctly, Piedmont, aggrandised by proceedings which bear too close an analogy to those of the spoilers of Poland, barely tries to feign or to affect a cold and wordy sympathy for the great victim of that spirit of usurpation of conquest of which the Piedmontese king dom has become the most guilty personification in Europe. At heart, and in truth, all its sympathies are on the side of Russia. who quickly recognised in the Italy of Victor Emmanuel the ally and imitator of her wicked and plunder ing policy, and they who are best informed upon the sub ject see in the Roman question the point of unity between St. Petersburg and Turin, The self eityled Liberal Govern ment which has stolen the secular patrimo n y o f t h e P ope, which day by day is throwing bishops and c ar di na l s i nto prison, which is suppressing religious order in order to con fiscate their patrimonies and to profane their sanctuaries, cannot possibly assist or love, or even understand Poland : Garibaldi, who has just displayed at London a certain sym pathy with the Polish cause, was acting much more in cha racter and according to his nature, when he wrote in his address to the Poles on the 28th December, 1863—" Cease to give to your heroic struggle a religious character ; it is depriving you of sympathy, and provoking a fierce reac tion against you." It is the weakest, the worst armed of European Sovereigns who alone has done his duty, who alone has fulfilled the expectations of generous hearts, and listened to the voice of justice and of pity. This most feeble among Sovereigns is the head of our religion, th e f a th er of our souls I It is he who is affordi▪ ng us at this moment the sublime and comforting sight of a protest by the weak against the mighty, by justice against iniquity, by t ru th against falsehood. By thus pleadi▪ ng for P o l an d Pi us IX . has, without perhaps intending or thi▪ nking of it, laid before the world the strongest argument in favour of the temporal power of the Papacy. Never has it been more clearly proved that sovereignty is necessary for its perfect independence. In what other way I should like to know can his authority be rendered free and supreme as it must be before us, as it must be in the interest of that justice and truth of which he is our impersonification ? Can you imagine a Pope a subject or a paid vassal of the King of Italy; can you imagine him making use of this spirited and generous language in pre sence of a master who is the ally or the accomplice of the oppressor who is to be denounced, of the traitor who is to Le unveilled. * I believe 1 may fairly say, sincerely and calmly, that on the 24th of last April Pope Pius IX, wrote one of the most beautiful pages in the glorious history of the Vicar of Jesus Christ. As a Catholic and as a man I humbly thank him for having paid this honour to our faith and to his own divine authority. I thank him for having shown a heart full of courage and of pity—of what, in other words, the kings, and to speak plainly the men of our time, are most wanting in. They are not malicious, or at least not so bad as they are sometimes represented to be ; but they have neither courage]sgainst the odious triumphs of evil, nor pity for their victims. Pius IX. follows the glorious footsteps of that great man, Pope Clement XIII., who in the 18th cen tury was the only potentate in Europe who protested against the despoilers of Poland, while Voltaire, we cannot too often repeat it, encouraged and flattered them with all the refine.' ments of a base adulation, and all the paroxysms of impla cable rage against the Catholic nation, which it was their object to blot out from the land of the living. Pope Pius IX. renews. besides, and confirms the noble attitude of Gregory XVI., the first among the sovereigns of the 19th century who knew how to make head against the Emperor Nicholas, and the only one who reminded him, by his Allocution in 1842, and in a memorable interview of his duty towards the Poles —Pin • s Ix, is, in fact, only per severing in the course on which he entered long ago, the glorious stages of which he has already ma rked out in his Allocution of the 6th o f March, .1863, relating to the pre conisation of Poliah Bishops ;in his letter of the 22d of April, 1863, to Alexander the 2d; and, lastly, in his pre cepts relating to th e procession of the' 31st of August, in behalf of unhappy Poland. History will, to the latest ge nerations, recur with emotion to these noble efforts of the greatest moral power u n d er the sun. No sophistry, no falsehood, no ingratitude will succeed in obliterating from the memory of man this striking contrast between (the in trepid and, enduring sympathy of he Popes for an op pressed nation, and the desertion, the shameful or the hos tile indifference which she has met with at the hands of the philosophers of the 18 th century, an d th e p o liti c i ans o f the 19th. * * * * Poland h as never su b ver t e d a le gitimate [or national Power, or invaded a neighbouring country. She stands, perhaps, alone in the history of the world as a people that has never made an attempt against the person of a king. At the very time when France was allowing the great revolution of 1789 to en d i n th e R e i gn o f Terror, Poland by virtue of it s constiut i on o f t h e 3 d of May, 17 91 , was antici pating, or was actually attaining by the establishment of a heredita r y and (parliamentary mo narchy, the results which had been arrived at by the pain ful experience of the most enlighten e d na ti ons . It i s not the creation or recognition of a new nationality in Poland, but it is one of the oldest a nd most i n d e libl e na ti ona li t i es of Europe that is in question, one th at has never ceased to j exist de facto or de ure, and th at demands the restoration of her confiscated i ndependence with invincible deter mination. As for religion I On this subject the Pope, who is the head and the supreme judge of the religious interests of Catholic Christe ndo m, is at once the most competent and irrefutable witness. It i s k nown th at h e h as received from the most authentic sources a mass of particu. lars which are of most grave and serious import, showing that a plan for decatholicisiog Poland has been followed for a length of time. Hen ce this cry from the inmost depths of his soul, which has moved and astounded Europe. But, apart from these details , which he is do ubtless reserving for publication, the whole world is informed, and no one can any longer pretend ignorance of the daily assaults made upon the national religion of the Poles; of how their churches are closed or profaned ; their monasteries violated or confiscated ; their priests carried off or hung ; their bishops imprisoned, exiled, and eve n deprived of their spiritual functions by the Autocrat; of how millions of Lithuanian peasants h 0 ,3 been dri ven by vi o l ence i n t o schism, as was the case with millions of Rythianian peasants under Catherine II.; in a word, of all the sacrileges and all the persecutions which have been ann ounced on unexcep tionable evidence of the highest character as c om i ng hence forward upon Europe and upon history. While reading the generous words which flowed spontane ously from Pius IX., one is naturally led to ca ll to mi▪ nd the famous harangue of his predecessor, Urban 11, at the. Council o f Cl ermon t, i when, by the bare recital of the in j ur ies inflicted upon the Christians in the Holy L and, he ki▪ ndled in the hearts of the French who heard him a flame which was destined to spread over the whole of the West, and to be th e or i g i n of the first crusade. The soul of the Papacy remains even then the same! But what a contrast bet ween t h e E urope of that time and the Europ e of thi▪ s I What a fall, what a disgrace for the civilization of the present d ay, f or E urope in general, and for each country in particul ar . I am in. deed more anxious than I ca n express not to be confounded with the systematic detractors of modern society, which I believe to p possess man y virtues as well as many wretc h e d faults, and to be essentially capable of improvement and transfcrmation. 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MONTALEMBERT ON POLAND. f r o e ll r o e w m i a n r g ka i b s a e n p e a aLl ja y g v es erb i n a tt t 'i h n a t t r n an ob s l l a e t p i o a n pe o r f o tb n e T t h m h e e o Polish Question by the Count de Montalem bert, upon which paper we took occasion to com ment at some length in The Sun of Thursday, the 2d instant, immediately after the appearance of the Count's expostulation with all Christendom : When in the night along some storm-beaten coast, a gun which tells of a ship in danger bursts upon the startled ear, in what Christian country do the inhabitants of the coast, deaf to the cry of the sufferers, to the appeal of their fellow creatures, their brothers, remain at home to sleep in peace, or keep awake only to hug themselves in the pleasant sense of security which land and the fireside affords ? When in the street or on the high road a cry of distress is heard from some passer-by who is attacked or murdered, what are we to think of those honest folk who, instead of running to the victim's aid, only think of shutting themselves up in their houses, and peep from behind the half-closed shutters to see from afar how the crime is perpetrated ? Yet this is what has been taking place in France, in Europe, during the last 18 months, with this difference that, instead of a ship, it is a whole nation that is being engulphed in a sea of blood, and that it is not in the night, not in the midst of a tempest, nor in the depths of a forest, that the catastrophe is happening, but in a dead calm. It is not a lonely tra veller, nor a caravan of travellers—but a nation, a great Christian nation, which is hemmed in, seized, garotted, despoiled, outraged. and assassinated before our eyes. Eighteen months ago this nation, which a century of un heard of wrongs and skilfully planned oppression could nei ther subdue nor exhaust, fell into the pit which her execu tioners had dug for her. One mighty cry she uttered;to remind the world that she had been buried alive, and did not wish to die. Then disarmed, alone, desperate,with the boldness of despair, she engaged in th e s t rugg l e w hi c h st ill cont i nues . The victim has exhausted every appeal for human aid. She has invoked one by one, with the most solemn adjurations, civilisation, humanity, the law of nations, modern right, modern ideas, liberty, progress, honour, gratitude, pity, public conscience. She has obtained nothing ;no response has been made to this heart-rending appeal. Modern civi lisation so proud of its progress, of its universal empire, of its marvellous inventions, its popular wonders, has remained dumb and powerless before the monstrous spectacle exhi bited at its very door of the dispossession, mutilation, and butchery of a nation effected, on a system of deliberate hatred in the middle of the 19th century. Civilisation has owned itself conquered by barbarism. Even in that country where liberty flourishes the best, she has done nothing, has availed nothing, has attempted nothing to save a people, one of the first among modern races, whose liberty dates as far back as that of any, and who asks of God and man but the simplest, the most elementary kind of liberty, liberty to live. Modern right, so continually invoked in some countries, so strangely interpreted and so audaciously applied in others; this right which, if we are to believe its noisiest advocates, authorises a people to get rid of Kings whom it dislikes, without a cause, as in Greece, or for chi merical reasons, as in Naples—this newfangled right allows an empire more than half Asiatic to deny and to violate with impunity every ancient right in the case of an European and Christian people, which has fallen a prey to the spoiler after one thousand years of national indepen dence. Humanity proves as helpless as liberty I Neither philanthropy nor the increased gentleness of our manners so fairly boast of) and of our p ena l l aws, n(whiortchhs:wtse may so compassion which is daily called forth by publicity, and expended on real or imaginary mis fortunes, has been of any avail against what seemed too horrible to be aught but a nightmare, yet has proved a fearful reality—a vampire sucking the life•blood of a weeping victim. Public conscience, too, pity, and gratitude have been forgetful and silent. In vain did Poland display before our eyes the remembrance of her services and of her claims, the eight of her wounds and her pans, ehe who hes the unrighteous, lest the just themselves should be tempted to put forth their hand to iniquity. " Non relinquet Domi nus virgam peccatorum super sortem justorum : ut non ex tendant justi ad iniquitatem manus sues." Like the pro cession of saints in that touching frieze in the Church of St Vincent de Paul left us by Hippolyte Flandrin, the most Christian artist of the day, and the one whose loss is most to be deplored, the army of martyrs is on its march. Calm, sad, resolute, inaccessible to fear, fatigue, or discouragement with every heart turned towards heaven, that army will not halt until it shall have reached its journey's end, when it will sink to rest in the arms of Jesus Christ the Mighty One, the Father and the God of that justice and of that mercy which he owes to down-trodden yet invincible Poland. Naval and Military Intelligence. The Channel squadron, which arrived at Plymouth from the Downs on the 13th ult., is under orders to leave the sound to-day. All the officers and liberty men were to be on board by 12 last night. The Edgar, Black Prince, Warrior,Prince Consort, and Defence will probably start at eight o'clock. At 11 p.m. last night at Plymouth the wind was southerly and very light. The gunboat Trinculo, tender to Admiral Dacres, will wait until 5 in the afternoon to receive de spatches and pick up stragglers. The squadron proceeds to Spithead, where a steam launch is ready for the flagship. Many of the seamen have relatives at Portsmouth, and they have to remain there a short time. They conclude that if the squadron is not required in the Baltic it will be sent on a summer cruise through St. George's Channel and round Scotland, so as to be back to the south of England in October. Advices from the West India and Pacific station, received by the present mail, report the arrival at Port Royal, Ja maica, on the 11th May, of her Majesty's ship Duncan, bearing the flag of Admiral Sir James Hope, and her departure on the 23d for Havanna, The Royalist also arrived at Port Royal on the 11th ult. Some cases of small pox had occurred on board both vessels, but none in either instance had proved fatal, and all were reported as improv ing. Those on board the Duncan were removed to the Naval Hospital shortly after their arrival, but no commu nication was permitted between the hospital and the Royalist. On the 14th ult. a naval court martial assembled or. board the Royalist for the trial on the charge of insubor dination of Mr Roberts, Mr Filmer, and Mr Hobson, three young officers of that vessel. The members of court martial were Capt. Lambert, President, Capt. Kitson, Com. J. D'Arcy, Cora. J. Shears. Capt. Pollard prosecuted. The charge of insubordination having been substantiated, Mr Roberts and Mr Hobson were sentenced to two years' im prisonment each, and 90 days in each year to solitary con finement, and Mr Filmer to one year's imprisonment, and all three to be dismissed the service with disgrace. They remained in the General Penitentiary at Kingston, awaiting the sailing of the vessel which is to convey them home, where they will undergo their respective sentences. The Cygnet was also at Jamaica. The Pylades and Greyhound were at Barbadoes on the 21st ult. The Chameleon, Capt. Jones, left Vancouver's Island in the latter part of April for the Mexican coast, and was to proceed thEnce to Pa nama to relieve the Devastation, Capt. Pike. The Tribune, Capt. Lord Gifford, which lett Panama on the 25th of February, and sailed the whole way, arrived at Esquimalt about the middle of April. The flagship Sutlej, which sailed from Callao in Jan., was expected there daily, after a cruise round the Polynesian Islands. The Edinburgh, 60, 200 horse power, Capt. C.F. Schom berg, late Coastguard ship at Queensferry, Leith, has re turned her guns, shot, shell, and other War Department stores into the Ordnance stores at Chatham, and is now being dismantled preparatory to being placed in the Medway Steam Reserve. This fine vessel will, it is understood, be sold out of the navy, as although she is perfectly sound, she is not altogether adapted for the present requirements of the service. The Edinburgh is relieved at Leith by the Trafalgar, 70, 500 horse power. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Wm. H. Heaton to the Implacable —Lieut. J. M. Morris to the St. George—E. C. St. John, midshipman, to the Warrior—W. H. Henderson, midship.• man, to the Prince Consort—R. F. Ward, midshipman, to the Hector—H. J. J. Phillimore, midshipman, to the Black Prince—and F. F. Liardot, midshipman, to the Defence. The following ships are under orders to return to England with allconvenient despatch—viz., the Immortalite, 35 guns, Capt. George Hancock, from the West Indies—the Forte, 39 mans, flagship of Rear-Admiral Warren, Captain Arthur Mellersh, from the south-east coast of America—the Nar cissus, 35 guns, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Bald win W. Walker, K.C.8,, Captain F. L. Barnard—the Hornet, 17 guns, Captain J. Dayman—and the Ariel, 7 su,s, Com mender IV. C. Chapman, from the East India and Cape of Good Hope station—the Philomel, 5 guns, Commander L. Wildman, from the west coast of Africa—the Baccbante, 39 guns, Captain D. WI,. Mackenzie, from the Pacific— the Tartar, 20 guns, Captain John M. Hayes—the En. counter, 14 guns, Captain Roderick Dew, C.B.—the Ringdove, 4 guns, Commander R. A. 0. Brown—and the Vulcan, 6 guns, Captain A. C. Strode, from the China sta tion—and, lastly, the Harrier, of 17 guns, Commander Edward Hay, from Australia. Some dismounted men of the 16th Lancers are expected at Colchester to-morrow, and will take possession of the new cavalry barracks ; the remainder of the regiment will arrive on Saturday. The head-quarters of the regiment will be stationed at Colchester, and detachments of two troops each will be sent to Ipswich and Norwich until the completion of the new Colchester barracks. In accordance with instructions received from the War-offics a board of officers under the presidency of Col. Farren, C. 8., 4th depot battalion, has assembled at Colchester camp to select a site for the erection of quarters for married soldiers. As a large number of men who enlisted at the commencement of the Crimean war for 10 years' service have been recently dis charged, recruiting has been commenced at the camp at Colchester as well as at other stations. Ministerial Shuffling about Denmark, (From the Saturday Review.) The English Government has been greatly weakened by its share in the Danish transactions, and perhaps the country has, for the time, lost credit and popularity in Europe. Hereafter, when the history of the negotiations is dispas. sionately reviewed, the charges against English policy will reduce themselves to a certain number of errors of taste or style in the language of the Foreign Minister's despatches, and in one or two of Lord Palmerston's speeches. The Danes would have refused compliance with the German demands even if they had received no encouragement from England; and, on the other hand, the con cessions which they are supposed to have made under English influence were dictated by the plainest considerations of prudence. As they would have been wiser if they had evacuated Schleswig without fighting, it is idle to complain that they were prevented from defending Holstein. Although the season which is most favourable for naval operations may be wasting away during the suspension of hostilities, the re-establishment of the blockade of certain ports and the capture of a few German merchantmen would be expensive advan tages. If Austria and Prussia find themselves un able to resist the Danes at sea, they will merely tighten their pressure on the land which they occupy or overrun. Sooner or later compensation will be exacted for every maritime capture and for every commercial loss which may result from the closing of German ports. The weaker belligerent derives no real profit from any isolated advantage which he may obtain, for the war must at some time be terminated by a pacification in which the conqueror will dictate the conditions. The first loss is the lightest, although the adviser who recom mends early submission is always exposed to misin terpretation and odium. No great sagacity is re quired to foresee that, if a three months' war released Austria and Prussia from their obligatians under the treaty, the expenditure of a few more millions of dollars, and of some thousands of lives, would be urged as a reason for extorting an addi tional equivalent in territory. The Danes complain with justice that the hostile occupation of Schles wig enables the enemy to influence the feelings or the language of the population, but the rupture of the armistice will have no tendency to expel the Prussians from the peninsula, and it will enable them once more to impose contributions on the un fortunate inhabitants of Jutland. If the conference breaks up without accomplish ing its purpose, both Germany and Denmark will perhaps find a certain satisfaction in the formid able onslaught to which the English Government will be exposed. Lord Russell may, in a certain sense, fairly claim the negative merit which he once attributed to Lord Palmerston, of not being the Minister or the favourite of any foreign coun. try. In the present dispute he has bitterly offended the whole German nation, and he has disappointed the sanguine confidence of the Danes. There are, perhaps, half a dozen members of the House of Commons, and 4 somewhat larger number of Peers, who seriously disapprove of the conduct of the Go vernment, as well as of the language of the pub lished correspondence. Lord Guy would have declared war against Austria and Prussia as soon as they crossed the Eider. But Mr. Disraeli, agreeing in this matter with the great majority in both Houses of Parliament, would, in substance, have done what the Government has done; and it he had been in office he would have become un popular when he failed to prevent the occurrence of vexatious events. The restoration of peace on tolerable conditions might possibly tend to re establish the credit of the present Ministry; but e fresh outbreak of war would produce animated debates, and the result would perhaps depend rather on feeling than on argument. If Mr. Dis raeli is forced to construct, for controversial pur poses, an alternative policy which'might hypo thetically have been adopted, he must go back to the French Emperor's proposal of a Congress, and condemn the refusal of the offer. Parliament, however, views with jealousy any display of deference to France, and no party seriously believes that the Congress could have settled the Danish quarrel. The vindication of the Government consists in the certainty that friendly counsels were useless, and in the well-founded opinion that the country, if it could have beets consulted, would have summarily rejected any project of active interference. It is possible, however, that the House of Commons may vent its displeasure on the Government, were it only for the same reasons which induce an uneasy sleeper to turn over on the other side. As long as the cause of disturbance remains there is little hope of comfortable repose, but a change brings a kind of temporary novelty. ~_;vZ e PRICE .4d. STAMPED,....Sd. SPORTING NOTES. The Ascot Meeting, in point of the number of races and the attendance of fashionable visitors, was the most success ful ever held—the only mar to its brilliancy being the unfortunate railway accident at Egham. No doubt the terrible calamity will be found to have arisen from some of the servants of the company having neglected to pay atten tion to the signals. 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The first day's proceedings at Ascot opened with the Trial Stakes, and the dozen entered all put in an appear ance, among them Auditor, a very big, fine looking colt of Lord Westmoreland's, who, with the redoubted Catch-'em- Alive, in addition to Man-at-Arms and The Gillie—William Day started the whole fleet—made a race of it, the young one winning cleverly by a length. The promenade before the Queen's Vase within the Royal inclosure is always a pretty sight, and the 12 competitors, as they passed in re view order, Sam Rogers on Sea King leading the van, with Claremont, Little Stag, Caller Ou, and Birch Broom follow ing in his wake, it seemed difficult to find the winner from a lot of such good looking ones, Soon after the flag fell Little Stag, always a puller, overpowered Carroll, and rush ing to the front made the running at such a pace that he was pumped before reaching the stand, leaving Fairwater with the lead, which the old mare had soon to resign to Young Rapid, who rather unexpectedly landed the trophy for Mr Craven by a length. The Gold Vase is of course nothing of the sort, but a handsome centre piece of silver— the subject, Neptune creating the horse," and comes from the atelier of the Garrards'. The Maiden Plate, for which Birch Broom made his debut last year, brought together the usual large field, and was chiefly remarkable for a fine piece of riding on the part of Custance, and for the unlucky Shrapnell again running second for the third or fourth time, we forget which. The Count's colt appeared last at the stand; but his energetic jockey called on him, and by dint of riding and his own gameness, King Charming got le'e neck in front of Shrapnell at the finish. There was nothing very particular about the winner, Audax (a colt of Captain Gray's, who has been backed for the Derby) being about the best-looking of the let. The Stand Plato was won by Le Bearnais (a promising young one from the French stable), defeating all the top weights easily. The Ascot Stakes for the last two or three years has been a bad race in every respect—a bad acceptance, and a bad betting one, and this occasion was no exception to the rule. The lot was an indifferent one, and the little speculation there was had made Hippolyta the first favourite, a post which, though she was temporarily deposed, she held when the flag fell, and justified her backers' confidence by winning in a canter, all the other pseudo-favourites being nowhere in the race, Baldwin broke down, It must be considered a bold measure of Count de Lagrange, his bringing Fills de l'Air over to run for the Prince of Wales's Stakes. It looks as if he was determined she should show what an uncertain lady she is ; but then there was every excuse for her here, as she mitt be stale from her recent running. Ely certainly surprised us by his easy win, and Knight of Snow den was never in the race, which makes his Epsom " place" inexplicable. There was a rash to get on Lid dington for the Seventh Biennial, but only evens could be obtained. He won with nothing to spare, by a neck, and if we look at Gardevisure's position, who finished four lengths behind the second horse, we must consider him as a pretty good one, Not that it much matters if he is not, He will hold his own in the market, doubtless, seeing what stable he is in, and if he is beaten will probably become a warmer favourite than ever. The Ranger showed some old form in the Triennial by defeating Blue Mantle and King of the Vale cleverly. The Royal party took their departure soon after the Biennial was decided, and were loudly cheered as they passed down the course. The racing on Wednesday was of the same abundant character as on Tuesday, and equally good in quality. Jessie defeated the favourites easily in the Visitors' Plate, but found an unexpected competitor in Oldminster, whom Aldcroft brought with such a rush in the last few strides, that the mare only landed by half a length. Of course Breeze carried off the Coronation Stakes as she liked ; and in the Ascot Derby, Peon, a great, ungainly - looking brute, managed to defeat the Calista colt—upon whom he waited to the stand, by a head. The Hunt Cup is of course the one great event of the Ascot Wednesday, and absorbs all field, the speculation going. There was t he usual large sporting silk for the trophy, which consists of a chased silver tazza, surmounted by a group of stags, and has a very elegant and at the same time simple effect. The race was distinguished for the effect the hill seemed to have upon many of the horses, Amelia (despite her bottle of whisky), Saccharometer, Clairvoyante, Odine, and others, shutting up before they had gone half way up it, Which left the Baron's ware apparently in possession of the field. Gem of the Sea, however, with Crisis, headed her at the enclosure, and the two raced home, both so much distressed as to swerve against each other more than once, which led to an objection being made by Mr. Merry against the winner, on t h e ground of foul riding on Grineshaw's part. The stewards, however, decided in favour of Mr. Longfield's horse. It was a surprise —but then the Hunt Cup gene rally is : last year, by the way, was an exception, when the favourite (Victor) won, There was nothing else i n the race besides the above two, Evelina finishing a bad third, and a number pulled up and did not pass the post. Attraction showed her turn of speed for half a mile in the Fern Hill Stakes, which she carried off very easily. The Twelfth Triennial brought out a very handsome Trumpeter in the Duke of Beaufort's Kcenig, who came with such a private reputation in addition to his good looks that they laid 7 to 4 on him. But "public form" would not be denied, for Tennyson shook off his horses at the stand, and won very easily, Baragah and Hollyfox made a match of it in the Sixth Biennial, the former winning cleverly, and set ting Mr. Valentine's mind at rest, we presume, as to which is the best of the two. On Thursday the Prince of Wales again honoured the meeting with hir presence. The 100 sous Plate brought a large field. La Mechante, the favon rite, did not show at all forwardly in the race, which was left to the three placed ; Lord Westmoreland's colt coming with a rush at the last, but failed to reach the leaders, Lemonade winning winning rather cleverly. Mr. Merry is certainly always fortunate in his two-year olds. He appears to have two woo will figure in the betting all through the year ; and rumour speaks of a third, that d,the Phemy colt, as being better than anything of his has been out yet. In the Second Ne w Biennial, Zambesi won very easily, Koenig alone near him. He is a fine-look ing colt, and particularly pleased " the Wizard," who was sitting near us at the finish. Kcenig again ran second. 5 Knight of Snowden gave an other p roof of his r oguery by again cutting it when co llared b y Hark Forwar d inthe 80178 Sweepstakes, the la tter bein g eonsidere d very moderate at home and his winning a surprise. The clouds had been threatening all the afternoon, and a smart shower fell about four o'clock, but it held up as the time for the Cup drew nea r, and the rest of the day was fine. Contrary to expec tations, nine were telegraphed for the event, Molly Carew (one of the uncoloured ones) being added to the list. The absentees were the Clown and Jack of Hearts. Here was the customary promenade in the Royal enclosure, Sam Rogers on Lord Zetland leading the way in; he looked a - piettero Of condition, but rather too ptalo for 04 oevore zvga work before him. Wingrave's chance many judgetan• S sidered to be a grand one, but Gibraltar was in rather too good company, and the Ranger found no friends, The Chief and Lord Clifden were both splendid specimens, the latter coming up, as we before have had occasion to observe, more to one's idea of a perfect gentleman than any horse we have remembered of late years. Still he had the same lc ok he bore at Newmarket, when he ran for the Claret--that of above himself, and carried too much flesh to inspire any great degree of confidence. In fact, we suspect Little Stag car ried the money. The Chief did not condescend to make his bow to Royalty, but went quietly down to the post and took his canter. lie moved, we thought, somewhat stiffly, ea it he remembered his previous race, but he looked as well as horse could, and ebere was no suite' Ilueus flesh about him. We were terribly behindhand as to time now, and there seemed no wish to make it better, for the jockeys dawdled about the course, and it was some time before Mr M•Georp,o got them in order. This done they were soon diepatehed . Alabama took up the running wills Wingrave and Little Stag in attendance, Lord Clitden again being the last off, some way in the rear. Little Stag requires a man on him, not a boy ; he soon overpowered young Grimshaw, and rushed to the front, making the pace hot down the Swinley bottom, the Leger victor still in the rear; in fact the latter was never in the race from the moment the flag fell. The Chief lay well with his horses, and coming round the turn into the straight went up to Little Stag, who was still lead hie, easily shook off his horses, and went a winner by some ' half-dezen lengths. There was of course the usual cheer ing., but not the scene of excitement witnessed last year on, the occasion of the ever-memorable dead heat. Still Mr Merry's success was hailed with general pleasure, and hie absence through a domestic calamity generally deplored. The Grand Stand was not nearly half filled on Friday. The first race set for decision was a plate of 100 soya, which, Stanton, under waiting orders, put to his owner's credit in an easy fashion, The First and Second-class Wokingharna are generally good handicaps. The first of them was pro ductive of a fine race between Durham and Olivia, the favousite Lobelia running jady; and the second Walloon carried off easily, nothing else being in the race—so the fielders began the day well. The interesting race of the day was the meeting of Ely and the Derby victor in the Eleventh Triennial, for which the former had slightly the call at the close. Blair Athol certainly looked rather jaded, and as if he did not half like his work; while Ely, with a free bounding action, caused his backers to be rather confident. He cut it, though, when Custance called upon him, and Blair Athol won without being asked. He looked lighter than he did at Epsom, for which the work he has gone through lately is a sufficient reason. A great look both of sire and dam has the Derby hero, and he will in all probability grow into a magnificent animal. The new stake, the Alexandra Plate, was another great turn for the fielders, as Anglo-Saxon was overlooked by most of the clever ones—one noble lord alone being cute enough to back him for " a century" at 25 to 1. Crisis was greatly fancied by the public and she ran well, but Anglo-Saxon won in hollow style at last. There was an unusual large number of entries for the Queen's Plate, but the runners were reduced to three, Caller Ou, Gibral tar, and Guerilla. It was 6 to 4on the mare, but still many fancied that old Gibraltar could both outstay and outpace her. Custance acted up to this sug gestion and made strong running with Gib along the Swiu ley bottom; but Challoner brought the mare up soon after passing the road, and heading Gibraltar before they reached the stand, went in a very easy winner. Gibraltar pulled up very lame and seemed much distressed. The other two events were of minor importance. There are two meetings this week, namely, Newton-le- Willows and Hampton. For the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes either Alabama or Welcome should be Euccessful, and Fontenoy or Blithfield for the Newton Handicap. A FRESH MAN. Public Address to Mr. and Mrs, C, Kean. (From the Melbourne Argus of April 25.) An address from the citizens of Melbourne was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean on Satur day. The presentation took placa in the conucil chamber of the Town.hall, which was filled on the occasion with ladies and gentlemen. About half past one o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Kean entered the apartment, amid the applause of those assembled, and were escorted to the dais by the Mayor, Mr. T. T. Smith. The address was presented by the Mayor, who observed that he regarded the pleasing office as one of the most gratifying incidents of his mayoralty. As a native of Australia, and knowing little be yond it, he was proud to have the honour of pre senting, on the 300th natal day of England's wondrous dsmatist—on a spot which, now the heart of a mighty city, was a quarter of a century ago primeval wilderness—a fitting compliment from hundreds of the citizens of Melbourne to the ablest of Shskspere's interpreters. The Mayor then read th 3 address as follows: Mir wad MLA" Ohaalea ore apgircus before your departure from this colony to present a congratulatory address on the occasion of your visit to Australia, and we have selected the birthday of Shakspere as the most appropriate opportunity for acknowledging the vast services you have rendered during your professional lives to the cause of Eng.. land's incomparable poet. Your visit to Victoria will long be remembered by us es an important and gratifying event, from which we have derived great intellectual enjoyment, having witnessed during your stay amongst us some of the most wonderful creations of Shakspere, portrayed in a manner which only the highest order of theatrical art can attain, In your retirement from that pro. fession in which you have so honourably won respect and admiration, you will leave names of historic celebrity to mark your brilliant career; and amongst the many recollections which that career will bring to your minds, we indulge the hope that not the least agreeable will be the remem brance of that period when, little more than a quarter of a century after the first habitation was built in Melbourne, you trod the boards of a theatre amidst the restless activity of a population busy in laying the foundations of its social, political, and moral institutions. The stage, es you have occupied it, is a powerful engine for elevating the moral tone of a people, and we feel sure of your kindly symd pathy for all that may conduce to it s future and. p e rmanent prosperity, here as well as in En g l an d, To both of you we present ou r warmest wishes for your success, and health, and happiness." Mr. KEAN replied in the following terms : Mr Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—There is - no honour that you could have conferred upon Mrs Kean and myself more gratifying to our feelings than thus to asso ciate our names with the commemoration of a day that in golden letters should be set among the high tides of the calendar.' Apart from my intense admiration for the genius of Shakspere, I have good cause to reverence the memory of the greatest of poets, whose fame is unapproachable and i mperishable, for as a representative of his marvellous creations 1 have gained all I possess in the world. What ever fortune I have acquired has been won in his service, and if spared to fulfil my intention, I shall be thereby enabled to leave my profession at an earlier period of life than any of my celebrated predecessors. While science reveals the wonders of the mats. rial world—diving into the ocean, penetrating the earth and soaring upward to the msjestical roof fretted with golden fire,'—Shakspere has disclosed to our view the workings of the human heart, with all its changing passions and humours, its joys and griefs, its strength and weak ness. Every spring of action, every impulse, every emotion, every sensation of feeling, was known to him. Whatever may be his blemi s h es , th e y a re but as the spots upo n th e bright and glorious sun, and do not dim its lustre. Hi s greatness was his own—his faults were those of the age in which he lived. (Applause.) The study of Shakspere is the study of philosophy and wisdom ; I rejoice, therefore, to hear of the scholarship about to be instituted in the Melbourne University ; such a measure cannot fail in due course of time to be of great public benefit, provided it be strictly and exclusively confined to the author whose name it bears, and in principles of knowl e d ge . (Applause.) "Ladies w h os e pages the student will find the rich es t materials of and Gentlemen,—l b eg you to accept our most cordial and heartfelt thanks for y our k ind wishes ; and let me also assure you that i n our retirement from the toils thought and cares of public life we shall remember with pride the gratifying expression of your good opinion, as conveyed in the address with which you have this day honoured us," The address and the signatures (between 400 and 500 in number) occupy several sheets of vellum. The address itself, appropriately enough, is enclosed Nvithin a sket c h o f a proscenium, wh i ch b ears t h ree medallion portraits of Shakspere, and the names of his works. Among the first signatures are those of the commander of her Majesty's forces in Aus tralia (Brigadi er -G enera l Chute), the Ministry, and members of both Houses of Parliament. A.DVERTISEMENT.j—HoIIoway ' s Ointment and Old Sores, Wounds, and Ulcers.—lt is surprising how quickly any sore, ulcer, or wound drains away the body's strength, and unfits it for the duties of life; but it is no less wonderful to watch how these topical afflictions improve on the application of Holloway's healing ointment. It has achieved the surest and most glorious triumph over bad legs, foul ulcerations, and knotted veins, which had confounded the faculty, and w e ll n i gh worn out their vie, time. It creates sound flesh, and therefore makes its cures complete. 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